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Glynis Johns (October 5, 1923 - January 4, 2024) was a South African-born British actress, dancer, musician and singer. Born in Pretoria, South Africa, while her parents were on tour, she is best known for originating the role of Desiree Armfeldt in A Little Night Music on Broadway, for which she won a Tony Award, and for playing Winifred Banks in Walt Disney's musical motion picture Mary Poppins. In 2020, with the death of Olivia de Havilland, Johns became the oldest living Academy Award-nominee in any acting category.
In both roles, Johns sang songs written specifically for her, including "Send in the Clowns", composed by Stephen Sondheim, and "Sister Suffragette", written by the Sherman Brothers.
Johns was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her work in the 1960 film The Sundowners. She was one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood and class years of British cinema. She is known for the breathy quality of her husky voice and her upbeat persona.
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Filmography
all 98
Movies 65
TV Shows 33
self 13
Voice 2
Six by Sondheim (2013)
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: The Making of 'Mary Poppins' (2004)
Superstar (1999)
While You Were Sleeping (1995)
The Secret Garden (1994)
The Ref (1994)
Scooby-Doo and the Ghoul School (1988)
Zelly and Me (1988)
Coming of Age (1988)
Nukie (1987)
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Le crime d'Ovide Plouffe (1984)
Spraggue (1984)
Little Gloria... Happy at Last (1982)
Cheers (1982)
The Love Boat (1977)
Three Dangerous Ladies (1977)
All You Need Is Love: The Story of Popular Music (1977)
Mrs. Amworth (1975)
The Happy Prince (1974)
The Vault of Horror (1973)
Under Milk Wood (1972)
Great Performances (1971)
Lock Up Your Daughters (1969)
Don't Just Stand There (1968)
The Dick Cavett Show (1968)
Batman (1966)
Dear Brigitte (1965)
Mary Poppins (1964)
12 O'Clock High (1964)
Glynis (1963)
The Danny Kaye Show (1963)
Burke's Law (1963)
Vacation Playhouse (1963)
Papa's Delicate Condition (1963)
The Chapman Report (1962)
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962)
The Lloyd Bridges Show (1962)
The Cabinet of Caligari (1962)
The Beachcomber (1962)
The Mike Douglas Show (1961)
Dr. Kildare (1961)
The DuPont Show of the Week (1961)
The Defenders (1961)
The Sundowners (1960)
The Spider's Web (1960)
The Roaring 20's (1960)
Last of the Few (1960)
Adventures in Paradise (1959)
Shake Hands with the Devil (1959)
Naked City (1958)
Another Time, Another Place (1958)
All Mine to Give (1957)
Tonight Starring Jack Paar (1957)
Around the World in Eighty Days (1956)
Loser Takes All (1956)
Tony Awards (1956)
The Court Jester (1955)
Josephine and Men (1955)
Mad About Men (1954)
The Beachcomber (1954)
The Seekers (1954)
Rob Roy, The Highland Rogue (1954)
The Weak and the Wicked (1954)
Personal Affair (1953)
The Sword and the Rose (1953)
The Oscars (1953)
General Electric Theater (1953)
The Card (1952)
The Magic Box (1952)
Appointment with Venus (1951)
Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
No Highway (1951)
Encore (1951)
Flesh and Blood (1951)
Lux Video Theatre (1950)
State Secret (1950)
Your Show of Shows (1950)
Dear Mr. Prohack (1949)
Helter Skelter (1949)
Third Time Lucky (1949)
Studio One (1948)
Miranda (1948)
An Ideal Husband (1947)
Frieda (1947)
This Man Is Mine (1946)
Perfect Strangers (1945)
The Halfway House (1944)
The Adventures of Tartu (1943)
49th Parallel (1941)
The Thief of Bagdad (1940)
The Briggs Family (1940)
Under Your Hat (1940)
On the Night of the Fire (1939)
Prison Without Bars (1938)
South Riding (1938)
Murder in the Family (1938)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1923-10-05
Deathday2024-01-04 (100 years old)
Birth NameGlynis Margaret Payne Johns
Birth PlacePretoria, South Africa
RelationshipsAnthony Forwood (1942-08-29 - 1948-01-01), David Foster (1952-02-01 - 1956-05-17), Elliott Arnold (1964-10-10 - 1973-06-21)
ChildrenGareth Forwood
FatherMervyn Johns
MotherAlyce Steele-Wareham
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsGlynnis Johns, Glynis Margaret P. Johns, Глинис Джонс
AwardsTony Award for Best Actress in a Musical, National Board of Review Award for Best Actress, Laurel Awards, Disney Legends, Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Actress in a Musical
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